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Icarus Training Camp by *ahermin

Categories Photography > Animals, Plants & Nature > Human & Nature

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Submitted: October 29, 2007
File Size: 4.7 MB
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Resolution: 900×600
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Make: SONY
Model: DSC-R1
Shutter Speed: 10/400 second
F Number: F/11.0
Focal Length: 37 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Date Picture Taken: Oct 25, 2007, 5:23:21 PM

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Daedalus built wings for himself and his son Icarus, fashioned with feathers held together with wax. Daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, as it would melt his wings, and not too close to the sea, as it would dampen them and make it hard to fly.

They successfully flew from Crete, but Icarus grew exhilarated by the thrill of flying and began getting careless. Flying too close to the sun god Helios, the wax holding together his wings melted from the heat and he fell to his death, drowning in the sea. The Icarian Sea, where he fell, was named after him and it is said that Heracles (Hercules), who passed by, gave him burial.

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Oct 29, 2007, 3:47:02 AM

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Oct 29, 2007, 4:05:52 AM

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Oct 29, 2007, 6:24:48 AM

nice kiteboarding shot

But some sort of fill flash would help this... Or a complete silhouette of that kiteboarder walking towards you...

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